The nonparametric maximum likelihood estimator in a class of doubly censored current status data models with application to partner studies

Biometrika

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-71

  Van Der Laan, Mark J ^a   Andrews, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS Partner Study; Current status data; Iterative weighted pool adjacent violator algorithm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007084834     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/87.1.61     Document Type: Article

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